SB Live! 5.1 Digital iss

Well, this problem's a little different ... I have no idea if anyone's had anything similar, but here goes:
The card in question is a SoundBlaster Li've! 5. Digital, according to the logo printed on the board itself. It identifies itself as "Model: SB0220" on the top right.
I've just reinstalled my machine from scratch after putting a new HD in, have applied all Windows updates and all software I need, the last thing I got around to was the driver for the SoundBlaster card. I couldn't find the original CD, so I downloaded the "Uni Driver" pack from the website, checking that I'd selected the correct soundcard in the lists. I installed it, and .... well, I get sound. That's not the problem. The problem is that after installing the drivers, my ADSL card is somehow affected, and my system refuses to use more than % of the network capacity when connected to the net! (I'm using Win XP PRo with SP2 installed, and all updates current to the date of posting).
Now, I know what you're thinking ... how the hell can a soundcard be affecting that? And I'd be the first to say the same thing, but I've ran through every single possibility in this scenario, including THREE reinstalls from scratch, not downloading updates, etc. In every case, the moment I install the drivers and reboot, I'm no longer able to access the net as most pages give in after 60 seconds of trying and getting no result. And yes, I've downloaded the updates for the ADSL card too, but to no avail.
I'm pretty much at the end of my tether ... this was working before perfectly well, until now when I've stuck a new hard dri've into the machine and reinstalled.
Any suggestions, other than buy antoher sound card? I've spend over an hour looking at the Creative site, checking for possible alternati'ves to the drivers I'm using, but nothing has presented itself. Also, whilst some posts refer to the SB0220 as an OEM card from other manufacturers, there are no markings on the card other than the CL logo and the details pertaining to model number, etc. I've been building PCs for over 6 years now, and I've never had THIS much hassle with a single card!
Am I (as Highlander put it) the only one?

Your card is perhaps some of those OEM models (SB022-SB0229).
Maybe [url="http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=26737">th is [/url]trick helps you to install the update.
By following instructions from http://www.tech-pc.co.uk/audigy-2.php you (perhaps) be able to use the latest Audigy n drivers w/ your card (and install Audigy software too, link for CD can be found from [url="http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=25677">he re[/url]). In generally, patching is quite painless to do, if you just use "Automatic method" and follow the instructions carefully.

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